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Look up: rig

  1. Rig
    Skydiver slang for the entire parachute, including main and reserve canopies and the harness/container
    Found on http://www.dropzone.com/safety/resources

  2. Rig
    1) Noun - The lighting system as a whole, 'The Rig'. 2) Verb - To hang lanterns on bars and connect with cables. 3) Often used to describe putting together any part of the show e.g. Rigging the set.
    Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos

  3. Rig
    Naval Rig of the day. Naval name for the type of uniform directed to be worn each day; it is piped at breakfast time in each ship daily.
    Found on http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/

  4. rig
    [n] - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel 2. [n] - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise 3. [v] - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit 4. [v] - manipulate in a fraudulent manner 5. [v] - connect or secure to 6. [v] - equip with sails, masts, etc.
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Rig
    To set up scenery on stage. rigging is a collective term for the suspension of equipment. De-rigging is taking it down again.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  6. Rig
    A collective term to describe the permanent equipment needed when drilling a well. It has come to include the onshore and offshore vehicles, mobile platforms, or vessels on which the equipment is installed. Offshore platforms are often referred to as oilrigs.
    Found on http://www.anson.co.uk/oilfield_glossary

  7. rig
    the derrick or mast, drawworks, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or workover unit.
    Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/q.htm

  8. rig
    the derrick or mast, drawworks, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or workover unit.
    Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/r.htm

  9. Rig
    a term to describe all of the components that make up the sail, mast etc.
    Found on http://www.dinghysailinguk.co.uk/sailing

  10. rig
    the cable,guy lines,and block and hook equipment used for hauling and loading Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the way the components of fishing gear are assembled Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the process of fitting the necessary ropes and accessories so as to make a net ready for fishing ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  11. Rig
    Rig noun [ See Ridge .] A ridge. [ Prov. or Scott.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  12. Rig
    Rig transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rigged ; present participle & verbal noun Rigging .] [ Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; confer Anglo-Saxon wrīhan to cover.] 1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. 2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, espec ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  13. Rig
    Rig noun 1. (Nautical) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig , ship rig , etc. See Illustration in Appendix. 2. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [ Colloq.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  14. Rig
    Rig noun [ Confer Wriggle .] 1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [ Obsolete] Fuller. 2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic. 3. A blast of wind. [ Prov. Eng.] Wright. « That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed.» Burke. To run a rig , to play a trick; to ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  15. Rig
    Rig intransitive verb To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. ' Rigging and rifling all ways.' Chapman.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  16. Rig
    Rig transitive verb To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [ Obsolete or Prov.] Tusser. To rig the market (Stock Exchange) , to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [ Cant]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  17. rig
    noun gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  18. Ríg
    `Ríg` is the name applied to a Norse god described as `old and wise, mighty and strong` in the Eddic poem `Rígthula` . The prose introduction tells that Ríg is another name for Heimdall, who is moreover called the father of mankind in `Völuspá`. Rig wandered through the world and brought into being (apparently by fathering them) the progenitors of the three classes of human beings as conceived by the poet. The youngest of these sons inherited th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ríg

  19. Rig
    • (n.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. • (v. t.) To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. • (n.) A blast of wind. • (n.) A ridge. • (v. i.) To play ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  20. Rig
    A lighting term. To set the lanterns in position. As a noun, its refers to the actually positioning of the lanterns.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/docs/teatre.rtf


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